Takara Cruiser?
05-27-08, 01:37 PM
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Takara Cruiser?
can anyone tell me about my bike?
It has a takara badge on it and an old Raleigh seat and that's all I know anything you can tell me would be helpful
It has a takara badge on it and an old Raleigh seat and that's all I know anything you can tell me would be helpful
05-27-08, 02:16 PM
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The pic is a little "dark"!
About all I know about Takara is my brother has a late 60's 10 speed road bike.
Suntour stem shifters & cogs. 3 arm cottered crank.
He still rides it once/wk.
The owners manual is totally "generic" No brand name mentioned.
About all I know about Takara is my brother has a late 60's 10 speed road bike.
Suntour stem shifters & cogs. 3 arm cottered crank.
He still rides it once/wk.
The owners manual is totally "generic" No brand name mentioned.
05-27-08, 02:24 PM
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yeah, the pic is the largest they would let me put on it and it came out dark if you send me your e-mail I can send you some better pics
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It is an unsaid rule of this forum that if you ask for assistance from the C&V crew that you do not keep it private, nor delete any information after the fact. Please post the "better" photos here.
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Resize it.
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Can't tell you anything about your cruiser, but Takara made low to mid level BMX bikes in the early 80s.
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That has "Klunker" written all over it!
Klunker...Very First Mtb's from the mid 70's.
Google "Klunkerz"
Klunker...Very First Mtb's from the mid 70's.
Google "Klunkerz"
05-27-08, 07:10 PM
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I found one and your right they look the same I just can't explain the takara badge on the front.
Thanks
Thanks
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That's a cool find! I've never seen a Takara with that frame style, but there were plenty of American -made cruisers with similar frames. The folks at Ratrod Bikes forum might know more about it...
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Very cool frame style. I could see it tarted up with some BMX cruiser bits.
Takaras were made by Kuwahara who apparently did not market their own brand in the U.S. ( I think a few snuk in from Canada tho'). They also made bikes for Schwinn, Apollo and a couple of others whose names escape me at the moment.
I found a Takara mountain bike from '83 or '84 that was pretty much a copy of the first Specilized Stumpjumpers. Lugged 4130 chromoly frame with a box crown fork, cast dropouts and a full compliment of braze-ons. I changed the bars to the "bull-moose" type and added a Brooks B-17 for a real blast from the past.
Takaras were made by Kuwahara who apparently did not market their own brand in the U.S. ( I think a few snuk in from Canada tho'). They also made bikes for Schwinn, Apollo and a couple of others whose names escape me at the moment.
I found a Takara mountain bike from '83 or '84 that was pretty much a copy of the first Specilized Stumpjumpers. Lugged 4130 chromoly frame with a box crown fork, cast dropouts and a full compliment of braze-ons. I changed the bars to the "bull-moose" type and added a Brooks B-17 for a real blast from the past.
05-29-08, 02:30 PM
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The wheels and the bearings are schwinn so I guess it's a Schwinn does anyone have an idea of how old
06-09-08, 10:42 PM
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I pulled the badge off today and it had original paint underneath so I guess it's a takara Beach Cruiser has anyone heard of this sort of thing
